Kris, > As far as regretting starvation? I just lost a client because > I didn't want to drive 3 hours per day to work on site every > day. That was never our deal and I just can't do that kind of > a daily commute... So we parted company.
It's interesting that with high speed connections, remote control, cheap long distance and headsets, that anyone is still going to the office every day anymore. I'm guessing it's old-school hangers-on managers that haven't been replaced yet by people who take remote work naturally. > I need more work again, but at least I still have other small > clients and my web sites. I think that attending a VFP-related conference would be a productive move. Thoughts: Wouldn't you think that, with all the progress we've made technically, that selling would have also gotten just a little easier? It seems to me that there's an inverse relationship between our technical and selling advances. It seems that, especially for those of us who work remotely, being isolated from people who do what we do has hurts sales in a growing way. It seems that fewer people go to conferences anymore because it's "all on the net". But as we realize that by not going to conferences we're throwing the baby (sales/synergy opportunities) out with the bathwater, maybe there will be growing interest in the good-old conference, because it does serve the purpose very well. I haven't been to Kevin's, but I know Whil did a super job and hopes he sees a rosy future there. Another approach for sales, which I'm seeing work, is telemarketing. Because it's B2B the response isn't like calling to sell insurance to families during dinner time. Bill > Kristyne _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
